The Awesome Sponsors for 7th Annual Cowbell Challenge!
June 21, 2008, 10 am - 10 pm
These are the great companies who make Cowbell Challenge possible. From schwag to prizes to cash, we rely on them... Visit their websites and check out everything they offer, and buy stuff!
Presenting Sponsors - The Whole Herd |
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Rely on Organic Systems to
provide Natural Organic Turf & Shrub
Care, Plant Health Care & Integrated Pest Management. Organic
Systems Cares for your environment naturally. |
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Lomax Tile & Marble provides distinctive tile
and marble design, installation and maintenance for commercial and
residential properties. |
Jon Meeks, licensed real estate broker in North and South Carolina,
works with individuals, investors and small business owners who are concerned
about finding the right property, while avoiding the wrong areas, and
ensuring a good value by making sure they don't overpay for it. |
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With locations in Myers Park, South Charlotte, and Huntersville, Bicycle Sport (and Ultimate Bicycle in Matthews) is home to the happy cyclist. Training and group rides, great bikes, accessories and apparel, they have it all! |
Wine Business Monthly voted Shannon Ridge one of
the top 10 hottest small brands of 2006, with good reason. Discover
their award-winning Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah,
Petite Sirah and Zinfadel and so much more. Plus Shannon Ridge is home
to the 2008 Shannon Ridge Showdown. |
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Specializing in marketing and technical communications support to small and medium-size businesses, The Right Words provides design, content, planning and executition tied to the unique needs of your business. |
Maxxis,
official tire sponsor of the Cowbell Challenge, takes pride in the development
and construction of high–quality performance products that riders trust
on any surface. |
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Butler & Quinn, Charlotte Attorneys at Law, dedicated to the practice of immigration and criminal law, also provides legal services in the areas of business litigation, personal injury, and workers' compensation. |
Sturdy Steer |
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The Cycle
Path provides quality bicycles, cycling supplies and
service with a personal touch. Our goal is to support the ultimate
American Dream and remain a small business. We promote bicycling,
by lobbying towns for safe riding locations, designing and building
mountain bike trails, and supporting the local bicycling clubs. |
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Official Lighting of the 2008 Cowbell Challenge, Princeton Tec is supplying light sets to the Fastest male and female Night Laps. |
Save water, money, time and energy with a hot water recirculation pump
from Today's Hot Water. Never wait for hot water again, and conserve
a precious resource! |
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Supporting the Cowbell Challenge for the fourth year, Hammer
Nutrition provides rehydration, endurance fuels and supplements, including HamerGel
and HEED for all participants. |
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Energy for the good life! Source Burn energy drink returns once more as a sponsor of the Cowbell Challenge... and host of the most awesome Burn 24 Hour Challenge. |
Developed by Mountain Bikers for Mountain Bikers... MTB Path is a community, the place to express yourself! Create a blog, post that video of your bike ride, share your ride photos, discuss your last ride or your next ride, share your tips and ideas in the forum. Be heard, seen and get connected with MTB Path |
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elete™ is a blend of concentrated electrolytes that can be added to water or any beverage. elete™ instantly delivers important electrolytes like potassium, magnesium, sodium, chloride, and sulfate to your body. |
Earth Fare,
the leading natural & organic market, empowering people
to make healthier choices for themselves, their communities and generations
to come, returning for the second year as a sponsor, provides the most
awesome, earth friendly bags for the most awesome swag. |
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DeFeet, the company that revolutionized cycling socks, is the Official Sock Sponsor of the Cowbell Challenge. |
Little Heiffer |
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Save money before Friday the 13th!!!
Just a few more days left to take advantage of regular registration rates... save a little money towards the gas to get here. Register online before the rates go up on June 14th. And, Days Inn-Cornelius, the Office Hotel of the Cowbell Challenge is extending the deadline for the discounted rate of $59.95 per night. Cut-off was supposed to be June 6, but they've extended the rate until Friday, June 13th. Don't be unlucky... register for the race, and book your room today!
More Cowbell Sponsors Baby!
Official Socks of the Cowbell Challenge provided by DeFeet!
Welcome to Maxxis, official tire sponsor of the Cowbell Challenge!
The Cycle Path, home of bicycles, supplies and service with a personal touch, is our newest shop sponsor.
elete™ Electrolyte Add-In makes a return engagement as a sponsor of the 2008 Cowbell Challenge.
A great online community by mountain bikers for mountain bikers, MTB Path will help make sure there's plenty more Cowbell, baby.
Princeton Tec joins the Cowbell Challenge as the Official Lighting sponsor, offering great light sets to the fastest male and female night lap!
Check out the Sponsors page for more on all the folks who make it happen.
Any State Champions out there yet?
We're pleased to announce that the 2008 Cowbell Challenge has been designated as the North Carolina 12-Hour State Championship by USA Cycling. So if you're looking for a new trophy for the mantel and to test your mettle against the best, here's one more reason to come to Charlotte in June!
Check Out These Other Great Races
Fools Gold Mountain Bike Races & Festival
Tree Shaker 12-Hour MTB Challenge
Charlotte is also home to the Summer MTB Series, organized by Charlotte Sports Cycling.... check out the weekly action!
Supporting those who must endure
The Cowbell Challenge has always been something special. It's more than just top-notch competition on the toughest course in Metrolina.... It's giving back to local, regional and national communities by supporting programs, research and treatment efforts for cancer, head and spinal injury, juvenile diabetes and other catastrophic illnesses. And, It's giving back to the mountain biking community by supporting great organizations that provide trail-building and maintenance, education and safety awareness programs.
In 2007, the efforts of volunteers, racers and sponsors allowed us to donate more than $4,000 to Lance Armstrong Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Dirt Divas, the Tarheel Trailblazers, and the US National Whitewater Center. Thanks to everyone for an absolutely fantastic year! You've set the bar high for 2008 .... do we hear $6,000? Set up a fundraising page, bug your family, coworkers, friends and neighbors. Jump on your bike and ride for those who need you.
